Category Archives: Audio

Roy Haynes: Still Standing Tall

Posted on May 12, 2018 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: Thank you Fox 5 in New York for this uplifting story on Roy Haynes. Also, thank you Shawn Martin from The Great Drummers Facebook page for bringing this video to my attention. A one-of-a-kind man and drummer. It’s … Continue reading →

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Dave Weckl – Learning Different Styles as a Kid (1983)

Posted on May 1, 2018 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: This excerpt is from my August 5, 1983 interview with Dave Weckl. Dave talks about learning different styles of drumming, starting when he was a kid, through St. Louis drum teachers, and by playing along with records. His … Continue reading →

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Shelly Manne: A Bluish Bag

Posted on April 19, 2018 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: Going through my old cassettes, looking for keeper material and discarding the rest, I found a 90-minute tape of one of my Jazz on a Sunday Afternoon radio programs on WMHB at Colby College in Waterville, Maine. That … Continue reading →

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Krupa: The Sound That Launched a Million Drummers

Posted on April 9, 2018 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: I am among the millions of drummers first inspired by Gene Krupa’s sound to play drums and study drumming. Krupa has described his role in drum history as making the drummer a high priced guy. Others say Krupa … Continue reading →

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Henry Glover: Remembering Levon Helm

Posted on April 7, 2018 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: This is an excerpt from a 22-minute recorded interview I did around 1982 with American songwriter, arranger, record producer Henry Glover. I was, according to what I told Mr. Glover at the start of this interview, just four … Continue reading →

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